Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Iraq

Primary completion rate in Iraq in 2007 — 63.6%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 128. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 18.93 pp.

2007 63.6% −8.39 pp vs 2004
World rank 110of 128
Period maximum 75.24%1980
Period minimum 38.48%1974

Trend over time

1971–2007 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Iraq, 1971–200730405060708019711975197919831987199119951999200320071971: 44.67%1972: 44.63%1973: 44.76%1974: 38.48%1975: 46.33%1976: 48.02%1977: 62.42%1978: 65.46%1980: 75.24%1983: 56.33%1985: 63.53%1986: 62.93%1987: 57.06%1988: 60.29%1989: 59.11%1993: 61.13%1999: 56.17%2000: 54.29%2004: 72%2007: 63.6%
Change over the period: +18.93 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2007

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 63.6%
World 86.49%
Western Asia computed 90.09%
Primary completion rate — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2007 63.6
2004 72
2000 54.29 −1.88 pp
1999 56.17
1993 61.13
1989 59.11 −1.17 pp
1988 60.29 +3.22 pp
1987 57.06 −5.87 pp
1986 62.93 −0.6 pp
1985 63.53
1983 56.33
1980 75.24
1978 65.46 +3.04 pp
1977 62.42 +14.4 pp
1976 48.02 +1.69 pp
1975 46.33 +7.85 pp
1974 38.48 −6.28 pp
1973 44.76 +0.13 pp
1972 44.63 −0.04 pp
1971 44.67

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.